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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, and ACO initially ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... Transient early wheezing ... infection - Atopic asthma ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing ... - Differential ... Beta-Agonist: • Asthma ... #Wheeze #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Asthma management- what is the evidence? 

MDI vs. Nebulization of Beta agonist 
 - Has been
Asthma management ... Dexamethasone - No differences ... #asthma #management ... ebm #pulmonary #peds
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Wheezing • Increased ... Aspergillus • Peripheral ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Associations: • Asthma ... Conjunctivitis Clinical ... Features • Sneezing ... Rhinitis #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hemorrhage (DAH), asthma ... pulmonary nodules, asthma ... sparing of the lung periphery ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... glomeruli, and peripheral ... ear disease Differential ... Blood pressure difference
Diagnosis of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
In research, MCS is defined based on the following:20
1. It is chronic
Difficulty breathing/asthma ... irritability; sneezing ... module_mcs_patient.pdf #clinical ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Management #PatientInfo